Once home to the city’s industrial workers, Beswick is now being reinvented as a modern day residential location.
Gone are the days of the old terraced houses as Beswick has gone from draughty back-to-backs to low-energy dream homes within a generation. New developments are providing value for money places to live, all within about a mile of Piccadilly station, with options ranging from canalside apartments to signature modern town house developments, all with good transport links and close to all amenities.
And with the new residential community comes the demand for new and better schools, with the East Manchester Academy now open. A centre of excellence for media and professions relating to the built environment, the £31.5 million new facility is already drawing people in to live in Beswick so as to be in the new academy’s catchment area.
In the neighbourhood
Meet the people
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The Way
Places to live
At a glance
Railway stations:
Piccadilly
Ashburys
Metrolink stations:
Holt Town (opening 2012)
Schools:
Ashbury Meadow Primary School
St Brigids Primary School
Church of England School of The Resurrection
East Manchester Academy
Medical services:
Five Oaks Family Practice
Cornerstones Medical Centre
Attractions:
Philips Park
Clayton Vale
Eastlands/Sportcity
Lower Medlock Valley
Manchester city centre
Next to:
Manchester city centre
Openshaw
Clayton
Eastlands
Interesting facts
- Beswick Village was ancient and can be traced back to 1200–1230 when it was known as Bexwic
- Until the Industrial Revolution, the area was rural with woodland, pastures and streams. It is reported that wolves and eagles once inhabited the woodlands and that honey production was part of the local economy.